Poppin' Up Happy Birthday Cake

Savory popcorn and sweet cake come together in a unique dessert appealing to both old and young alike!

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ingredients 8
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 2 hr 50 min

Ingredients

1: box yellow cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

2: containers creamy white frosting

: Tray or cardboard (24x16 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

: Red pull-and-peel licorice

1/4: bar (4-oz size) white chocolate

: Blue decorating icing (from 4.25-oz tube)

2: cups popped microwave kettle corn popcorn

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and side of 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour. Grease and flour bottom and sides of 11x7-inch glass baking dish (do not use baking spray). Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour 1 1/3 cups batter into 8-inch round pan and remaining batter into 11x7-inch baking dish.
2 Bake shiny 8-inch pan 23 to 28 minutes (dark or nonstick 8-inch pan 26 to 33 minutes) and 11x7-inch dish 34 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and baking dish to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3 Cut 8-inch round cake crosswise in half. Spread 2 tablespoons frosting over top of 1 cake piece. Top with second cake piece.
4 Cut wedge shape from each long side of 11x7-inch cake, so cake is 4 inches wide at one end and 7 inches wide at other end. On tray, place larger cake piece with 4-inch end at one end of tray. Place stacked rounded cake at 7-inch end of cake on tray. This cake is the kettle corn. Freeze 1 hour before frosting to reduce crumbs.
5 Spread desired amount of remaining frosting over entire cake. Peel 5 sections of licorice apart; arrange lengthwise on popcorn bag.
6 Place white chocolate bar on center of popcorn bag. Write "Happy Birthday" on bar with decorating icing. Press kettle corn onto top of cake. Store loosely covered.

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Expert Tips

You can purchase already-popped kettle corn instead of popping microwave popcorn.

Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

To cut the white chocolate bar, use a sharp serrated knife, and gently saw back and forth.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 410
Calories from Fat: 150),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 17g; 17%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 3 1/2g 3 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 320mg; 320%;
Total Carbohydrate: 62g; 62%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 46g 46% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Chef_BakesALot

report Posted Jan. 26, 2011 7:50 AM

I made this cake for New Years and it was a hit. I thought it would be a miss because of the popcorn, but the kids loved the popcorn and the adults enjoyed the licorice. The only thing I did different from the recipe was made a red velvet cake. I had just made the vanilla meatballs and spaghetti cake four days prior, so I didn't want to repeat a cake flavor so soon.